Credits: 5

Schedule: 03.03.2019 - 26.05.2019

Teaching Period (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

IV - V Spring (2018-2019, 2019-2020)

Learning Outcomes (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

After the course, students will be able to independently operate following microscopes: Transmission electron microscope TEM, scanning electron microscope SEM and Atomic force microscope AFM. They also learn to do electron tomography imaging and high resolution TEM imaging and elemental analyses.

Content (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

As practical exercises nanostructured materials are studied with various microscopy methods. Course includes all the basic sample preparation methods for both hard and soft materials and practical microscopy exercises by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM).

Assessment Methods and Criteria (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Teaching methods: demonstrations 2 x 3 h and laboratory exercises 6 x 3 h
Assessment criteria: Laboratory exercises, written reporting.

Workload (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

0 + 48 (0 + 4)

Substitutes for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

This course replaces the course Tfy-125.4314 Microscopy of Nanomaterials, laboratory course.

Course Homepage (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=PHYS-E0526

Grading Scale (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

0-5

Registration for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Number of students participating to the course will be limited (approx. 12). The students are selected to the course based on their applications. Instructions on how to apply to this course can be found from the lecture notes of the course PHYS-E0525 Microscopy of Nanomaterials.

Further Information (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

 

 

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